Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-11-05

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themselves.
Miss Cornelia Hester and Miss
Sbonnell were overturned in q buggy
near Herndom Tuesday, and Miss
Shonnell was badly hurt and Miss
Hester fortunately escaped with but
slight injuries.
DIR. N. l.. Carney, of GAINESVILLE,
and Frank Armstrong, OF Louisville,
were seen together Monday, and it is
supposed they had just returned from
an excursion to Trigg county.-Hop-
kinsvilie South Kentackian.
An cnterprising Gentle pressed
and slaughtered a pork hog from the
pen Of Mr.. Robert Manning in South
GAINESVILLE on last Sunday night,
and succeeded in getting away with
his prize, leaving no clue to his iden
ity.
Mr.. Thomas Grinter, a brother of
Mrs. Gum, of this city, and promi-
nent and influential citizen of Cadiz,
KY, died at his residence in that
town, on the Friday of last week,
after protracted and painful illness.
Mrs. Gum attended his burial
DIR. Guerrant has been called
home by the sickness of one of his
flock. Our citizens will regret his
departure, and doubly SO, because IL
necessitates the termination of the
interesting meeting which has been
in progress in this city for some time.
Willie Boone, the young man
whose arm was crushed last week
while coupling cars at Erin, had his
arm amputated on Wednesday, and
is recovering so rapidly that it is
thought he will be able to be out in a
few days.
The Midland Railroad project got
a black eye again on Tuesday, the
County court of Davidson county
having refused again to submit the
proposition to vote of Davidson
county for the $500, 00Osubscription by
a voted of 3S to SO.
Mrs. Jno. f. Couts, after having
seemed during the latter part of last
week, to be better, we are sorry to
say has again relapsed, but she has
survived terrible illness SO long,
that we still hope that this excellent
lady may be restored to health.
j. o. Hooper was in GAINESVILLE
last week replenishing his stock from
wholesale houses in that thriving lit
tie city. All that is needed for
GAINESVILLE to do thriving whole
sale trade with this section of coun-
try is railroad transportation Dick
SOn COuTHVfTeSS.
Mr.. Geo. Crouch has packed up his
stock of confectionaries preparatory
to removing into one of Owen &
Moore's new stores on Second street
near the new Arlington Hotel, and
Mr.. Craddock is opening up book
store and millinery establishment in
Crouch's old stand near the Northern
Bank.
Evan Shelby, the man charged
with the murder of Mrs. Moore in
Ballard county, noticed in last week IS
issue of this paper, has been held
without nil to answer, and has been
confined in thejail of Clinton county,
to escape lynching. Circumstantial
evidence is said to be very strong
against him.
A flock Of cartridges emigrated to
GAINESVILLE Saturday evening and
located in the roof of one of the new
business houses near the head Of
Franklin street. During their stay
in town we understood that several
of them were killed, some with
rifles, and others with rocks.
Mr.. Rufus A. Lyle, of District No.
II, this county, has sold out his land
in that district so acres to John Nor
rison for $500, and 9Sl acres TO ]. s.
and r.. B. Edmondson for $500, maxi
ing, in the aggregate $500, and has
purchased the VIM. Stewart land
near GAINESVILLE Of Mr.. J. M. Rogers
for the consideration of $697s.
Delegates desiring to attend the
State Temperance Convention at
Nashville on the 9th and 10th, should
apply for excursion tickets OF the
agent in order to secure reduced
rates. Mr.. j. 8. Nebleti win be at
the train on the morning OF the 9th
to assist them in securing the benefit
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